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Hankuk Steel Wire Co. vs Nucor: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Hankuk Steel Wire Co. (025550) and Nucor (NUE) compare, as of Sep 25, 2026.

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nucor as the less overvalued of the two: Hankuk Steel Wire Co. trades at KRW 2,210 versus a fair value of KRW 460 (-79%), while Nucor trades at $248 versus $116 (-53%).
Hankuk Steel Wire Co.
025550.KQ · KRW · Materials
-79%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceKRW 2,210
Fair ValueKRW 460
Quality29/100
Nucor
NUE · USD · Materials
-53%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$248
Fair Value$116
Quality60/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Hankuk Steel Wire Co.Nucor
Valuation
n/aP/E (TTM)24.4×
n/aP/S (TTM)1.67×
n/aP/B2.72×
n/aEV/EBITDA12.4×
n/aPEG5.21×
−79.2%Fair value upside−53.2%
n/aDividend yield0.9%
n/aDividend per share$2.22
Profitability
12%Operating margin12%
1.54×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.00×
0%Return on equity12%
3%Return on assets6%
Growth
24%Revenue growth (YoY)21%
n/aAvg. growth/yr (3Y)-7.8%
n/aAvg. growth/yr (5Y)10.0%
−34.3%Value creation/yr+12.8%
Balance & size
2.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)45.1×
0.26×Debt / equity0.32×
$39MMarket cap$57B
mixedGrowth qualityweak

Nucor leads: 3 to 4 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Hankuk Steel Wire Co.of which business quality 28 · market factors 20 Nucorof which business quality 58 · market factors 70
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
21
40
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
34
40
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
5
37
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
29
75
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
51
73
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
43
31
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
13
83
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
6
91
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
49
100

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyHankuk Steel Wire Co.Price KRW 2,210NucorPrice $248
Earnings-Based-57%below the priceKRW 941-68%below the price$79.61
Dividend Discountn/a-84%below the price$39.56
Multiples+4%close to the priceKRW 2,293-47%below the price$131
Asset-Based+55%above the priceKRW 3,435-75%below the price$61.59
Economic Profit+8%close to the priceKRW 2,395-66%below the price$83.92
Growth Earnings-92%below the priceKRW 176-53%below the price$116
Minimum-92%below the priceKRW 176-84%below the price$39.56
Maximum+55%above the priceKRW 3,435-47%below the price$131
Median+4%close to the priceKRW 2,293-67%below the price$81.77
Geometric mean-43%below the priceKRW 1,255-68%below the price$79.26

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Hankuk Steel Wire Co.: 7 of 12 models see the stock below the current price.

Nucor: 16 of 16 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Hankuk Steel Wire Co.
Price KRW 2,210
Fair Value KRW 460
Bear KRW 345Bull KRW 575
Nucor
Price $248
Fair Value $116
Bear $81.24Bull $151

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Hankuk Steel Wire Co. · Materials

Quality score29 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-79% · bottom 25%

Nucor · Materials

Quality score60 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-53% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nucor as the less overvalued of the two: Hankuk Steel Wire Co. trades at KRW 2,210 versus a fair value of KRW 460 (-79%), while Nucor trades at $248 versus $116 (-53%).

Nucor has the higher quality score (60/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.